Get Ready for Total War on March 3rd 2009

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Zkuq said:

Munkeh111 said:

Zkuq said:

Munkeh111 said:

non-gravity said:
@ Munkeh111
No you never have to put your disc in. Atleast not with Valve games as I only own those on steam

I do like that. I get the benefit of having the physical copy (I am getting the Special Edition) and the convenience of a digital copy!

What benefit does owning a physical copy exactly have if you have to use Steam? You'll have to use Steam and its online activation anyway so the disc itself is mostly useless.

I like having the physical copy, and as it is a special edition, I get lots of nice bonuses like a very nice map in it, as well as some very nice packaging... I like that kind of thing. It is also cheaper than downloading it from steam in the UK

I'd call them bonuses rather than advantages... Well, they're not necessarily bonuses either but in some cases they could be basic stuff. Anyway, they're not advantages even if they are nice. Oh, and you mentioned of the the more recent reasons why I hate Steam - the stupid conversion rate and the overall price despite not having to package the game.

Alright, then don't buy the retail copies of Steam-integrated games, which doesn't make you buy the game on Steam rather than retail. Don't buy during the awesome Steam Weekend Deals that have amazing promotions. Don't buy Steam games during Holiday sales, when ALL Steam games get discount and you could get Bioshock for $5 or the 'id Super Pack' that has ALL games ever developed by id for only $30 (all quake games, all doom games, all wolfenstein, all hexen, comander keen, etc...), or both Max Payne games for $7.50, etc...